Visentainer J V, Vieira O A, Matsushita M, de Souza N E
Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1997 Mar;47(1):70-2.
The acerola Malpighia glabra L., originally from the Antillas and North of South America, known by the people as cereja-das-antilhas or cereja-do-pará distinguish itself by its high content of vitamin C. The ripe and fresh acerola fruits utilized in experiments, were obtained from farmers of Maringá region, Paraná State, Brazil. The fruits were hulled in steel sieve with 25 mesh and the bagasse (seeds and hull) discarded. These physico-chemical analysis were realized in the pulp: vitamin C, moisture, protein, carbohydrate, fiber, lipids and fatty acids composition. We also determined the content of ash and cadmium, calcium, lead, copper, chrome, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc minerals. The average content of vitamin C was 1.79 g/100 g of pulp, it was higher than the one for other fruits, like pineapple, araçá, cashew, guava, kiwi, orange, lemon, and strawberry and lower than the camu-camu sylvestral fruit of Amazônia. The contents of moisture, carbohydrate, fiber, lipids and minerals in the acerola were not significantly different when compared to other fruits.
针叶樱桃（Malpighia glabra L.）原产于安的列斯群岛和南美洲北部，被人们称为“安的列斯樱桃”或“帕拉樱桃”，因其富含维生素C而闻名。实验中使用的成熟新鲜针叶樱桃果实，取自巴西巴拉那州马林加地区的农民。果实通过25目钢筛去皮，丢弃果渣（种子和果皮）。对果肉进行了以下理化分析：维生素C、水分、蛋白质、碳水化合物、纤维、脂质和脂肪酸组成。我们还测定了灰分以及镉、钙、铅、铜、铬、铁、镁、锰、钾、钠和锌等矿物质的含量。维生素C的平均含量为1.79克/100克果肉，高于菠萝、阿拉卡、腰果、番石榴、猕猴桃、橙子、柠檬和草莓等其他水果，但低于亚马逊地区的野生卡姆果。与其他水果相比，针叶樱桃中的水分、碳水化合物、纤维、脂质和矿物质含量没有显著差异。
